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The secretary of defense, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, is by federal law (10 U.S.C. § 113) the head of the Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction and control over the Department of Defense".
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. Chris Meagher: September 9, 2022 — John Kirby [4] January 20, 2021 May 27, 2022 Appointed to the National Security Council as coordinator for strategic communications [5] — Department of Defense Press Secretary. Patrick S. Ryder [6] August 4, 2022 — — Chief of Staff to the ...
Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army officer and current civil servant who has served as the 28th United States secretary of defense since January 22, 2021.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was on hand for the changing of leadership ceremony, in which Gen. Randall Reed took over as head of the unit. Van Ovost had served in the role since 2021.
The secretary of defense controls the Department of Defense in the way a CEO controls a business. This is often referred to as “ man, train, and equip ,” or some variation of that.
The department was established in 1947 and is currently divided into three major Departments—the Department of the Army, Navy and Air Force—and has a military staff of 1,418,542 (553,044 US Army; 329,304 US Navy; 202,786 US Marine Corps; 333,408 US Air Force). [1]
The Secretary of Defense, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, is by federal law (10 U.S.C. § 113) the head of the Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense".
Department of the Air Force: Secretary of War: Kenneth Claiborne Royall: Army: September 18, 1947 August 10, 1949 Department of Defense (as executive department) became and still are military departments within the Department of Defense: Secretary of the Army: Gordon Gray: Air Force: Secretary of the Air Force: Stuart Symington: Navy: April 30 ...